Luke 12 (NWW) · Opened

1Lumati lukulu lwa bhandu akaelufu kwa aelufu bhakinkwemukila mbaka bhakilibhatana, Yesu kakiyanda kulongela huti na ahundwa bhake, pakiaghombela, “Mulindakile na linjacha lya Akaafalisayo, ndo ufyangu ghwabhe.In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

2Kahone nhalo ghwohele ghuugubikitwe ghwene ghwa nga kuhughulighwa ebu nhalo ghwa mbwepo ghwa nga kumanyikwa.There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

3Hinu, lyoheli limulikambuka palubhindu bhandu bhaaliyihwa paulangalo, na kila kinpwepite panga bhandu munyumba kati pantata nlyango, kyalandamighwa palunyakaa.”What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.

4“Nunguaghombela mwenga maaghanja bhangu, nkotoke kubhayoghopa bhala bhaaukoma mmili na mbole ya alyo anguhotola ng'obhe kutenda nnando ghwohele.I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.

5Ndabhaghombela ghwa kunnyoghopa ndo ghani, munnyoghope yula mwene mbole ya kughukoma mmili, kana makakala gha kuatagha kumambe. Nunguaghombela kulyaghila munnyoghope aywo.”But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!

6“Mungumanya kukita njegheha nhano bhanguhemelwa kwa mbiya njoko munu, peni Chapanga kangunnibhalila ng'obhe hata nga yumo.Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

7Hata mbalangwo ya hwili hya mitwe hyenu hikibhalangwa hyoha. Hinu, nkotoke kuyoghopa, mwenga ndo ghwa utopelo kupitingana njegheha atangalo.”And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

8“Nunguaghombela kukita ywohele yunakunnyitikila nenga muulongolo ghwa bhandu, Mwana ghwa Mundu naywo katannyitikila muulongolo ghwa mahoka bha Chapanga.I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.

9Peni yula ywakangiluka muulongolo ghwa bhandu, Mwana ghwa Mundu naywo katankiluka muulongolo ghwa mahoka bha Chapanga.”But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

10“Ywohele ywakakambuka lilagho lya uhakata kwa kya Mwana ghwa Mundu, Chapanga katalekekeha ulemwa ghwake, peni ywohele ywakantendela ufyangu Nhuki ghwa Chapanga, Chapanga katanlekekeha ng'obhe.”And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

11“Paabhayegha na kuayingila mu hitutubhi hya kukonganila Akaayahudi, na muulongolo ghwa atabhala na bhana makakala ili kubhakokela, nkotoke kubhegha na bhwaghalili yakya kulongela ebu yakya kuyanga.When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.

12Kiyaha Nhuki ghwa Chapanga kataahunda mu lisaa alyo alyo kyene kiyinoghwa kukambukwa.”For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”

13Habhu mundu yumo mulula lumati lwa bhandu kaking'ombela Yesu, “Nhunda, ghunkwilikihe nnongo ghwangu tukaghabhane lipala lyakatulekihite tate ghwetu.”Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

14Peni Yesu kaking'ombela, “Nng'anja, ndo ghani ywakandamite nenga meghe nndumula nongwa na nghabhanila utopelo nkati yenu?”But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”

15Ndo Yesu kakiaghombela, “Mulindakile na mulikingikihe na kila ughwimi ghwa utopelo. Kiyaha ubhumi ghwa mundu ghunguhuma ng'obhe mu utopelo ghwakabheghite naghwo.”And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

16Ndo Yesu kakiaghombela ndambulo ayi, “Nng'unda ghwa mundu yumo yunautopelo ghukipambika muno.Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.

17Naywo kakihwacha mumwoyo ghwake, ‘Luhanja lwangu ludokwa. Hinu ndatenda niki?’So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’

18Ndo aywo yunautopelo kakilighombela, ‘Ndalupaghula luhanja lwangu lwa mbunje na kuchenga lungi lukulu na akwo ndaghabhika mabeno ghangu.Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.

19Na nenga ndaghughombela mwoyo ghwangu, ghwenga ghubhegha na hilibhi hya maha hitangalalite hyene ghulibhikilite kwa ngungwa ndangalo. Hinu ghupughwe, na ghulyeghe, na ghunyweghe na ghuyelelwe.’Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

20Peni Chapanga kakinng'ombela, ‘Ghwenga nmughabhugha mumwoyo! Uhiku aghu ghwaahwegha, hinu ahyo hilibhi ghuhibhikite hyabhegha hya ghani?’ ”But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

21Yesu kakiyomola kughomba pakalongela, “Habhu ndo yibha kwa Mundu yunakulibhikila utopelo kwa kya ywombe, peni ywa nga utopelo mu ulongolo ghwa Chapanga.”This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

22Mbole Yesu kakiaghombela ahundwa bhake, “Nkotoke kubhegha na bhwaghalihi yakya hilyo muhipalite kwa ubhumi ebu yakya mapinda mughapalite kwa kya mibhili yenu,Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

23kiyaha ubhumi ndo ghwa maha kupitingana kwa hilyo na mmili ndo ghwa maha kupitingana kwa mapinda.For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

24Mubhahwachile makungulu! Bhene angukanda kanda ng'obhe ebu abhegha na hihanja ng'obhe, peni Chapanga kangualyegheha. Mwenga ndo bha utopo kupitingana kwa hiyuni.Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!

25Ndo ghani aywo mu mwenga ywene kwa kulighaha katahotola kughuyonjokeha ubhumi ghwake nga kwa lisaa limo?Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

26Handa mungulepelwa kutenda nhalu nchoko handa habhu, hinu kiyaha niki kulighaha kwa kya ghangi?So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?

27Mughalolekehe malubha paghamela, ghangutenda lihengo ng'obhe ebu kupota mapinda, hata mwene Sulemani na ukulu ghwake ghwoha kakihwalihwa ng'obhe handa limoo lya malubha agho.Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

28Hinu handa Chapanga kangughahwaliha habhu manyahi gha kunng'unda ghene ghabhegha lelo na kilabho ghangutaghwa mumwoto, maha ng'obhe kwa mwenga kataahwaliha ng'obhe mwenga bha uhyubhalilo nchoko!”If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!

29“Hinu, nkotoke kulighaha mu myoyo yenu kukita maalyegha niki ebu maanywegha niki. Nkotoke kubhegha na bhwaghalili ya kya agha.And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.

30Bhandu bhangabhegha ng'obhe Ayahudi na bhanga kunmanya Chapanga angulighaha munu kya hilibhi ahi hyoha hya munnima. Peni Tate ghwenu ghwa kunani kangumanya kukita munguhipala.For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

31Hinu mughughayighayile huti Ghubhutwa ghwa Chapanga na hilibhi hyoha kataapegha.”But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.

32“Nkotoke kuyoghopa mwenga kimati kichoko, kiyaha Tate ghwenu kabhona maha kuapegha mwenga Ghubhutwa.Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

33Muhemengane hilibhi yenu mukaapeghe makapukwa ahyo mbiya. Akwo ndo kulibhikila utepelo kunani kwa Chapanga kughubheghite na mihako ya mbiya yanga hakala, mukayibhikile utopelo ghwa nga kupela kunani kwa Chapanga, apwo mwihi kahika kata ebu hipuluputu ghwahika kata.Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

34Kiyaha paghubheghite utopelo ghwako, ndo akwo na mwoyo ghwako ghwaabhegha.”For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

35“Mmeghe kala kunndendela lihengo kunu mambamba ghenu paghayaka.Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.

36Handa andumindumi bhaanlindila bambo ghwabhe pakabhegha mu kubhuya kuhuma ku chekwa ya kutolana, ngati pa kahika na kughutiti nlyango kamu apati kunhughulila nlyango.Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.

37Bhaanonelwa bhala abhandwa bhene bambo ghwabhe pakahika kataabhona bhangaghonja. Kulyaghila ninguaghombela, katalibhika kala na kuakema mu hilyo, naywo katahika kuakeyela.Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.

38Bhaanonelwa kwa andumindumi abho bhene nkulu ghwabhe pakahika kaakongela bhangakughonja hata handa katahika pakilo muno, ebu ugheghela na malabhila.Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.

39Peni mughumanye nnando aghu kukita, handa nkola kaya kangamanyite, lisaa lyoki mwihi kaahika, kangakilekite ng'obhe kitutubhi kyake kikanjaghanwe.But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

40Na mwenga yinguakwiliha mmeghe kala manjubha ghoha, kiyaha Mwana ghwa Mundu katahika lisaa lya nga kumanyika.”You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”

41Ndo Petili kakinkonya, “Bambo, ndambulo ayi ghungutughombela twenga ebu ghunguaghombela bhandu bhoha?”“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”

42Yesu kakinnyanga, “Ndo ywoki aywo nndumindumi ywa kuhyubhalika na yuna malango, ywene bambo ghwake katammika kubhegha nkola abhandwa mu abhandwa ayake ngati kabhapeghe hilyo mulisaa lya kulegha?And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?

43Kanonelwa nbhandwa aywo pala pakabhuya bambo ghwake katankonga kangutenda habho.Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

44Nunguaghombela hoto, katanpegha utabhala mu hilibhi hyoha hyakabheghite nahyo.Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

45Peni handa yula nbhandwa kaahwacha mu mwoyo ghwake, bambo ghwake kangukabhalila kubhuya na kuyanda kuatuta bhala andumitumi alumi na adala ubhwabhu kangulyegha na kunywegha na kulobhela ughimbi,But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.

46bambo ghwake yula nbhandwa katahika mulinjubha lyangamanyikwa. Aywo bambo ghwake katantosa kyanga luhungu na kummika papamu na bhanga hyubhalika.”The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

47“Nbhandwa yunakughamanya mapalo gha bambo ghwake peni kalibhike kala ng'obhe hangi kutenda handa ghaghannogha kutenda, aywo katatutwa hinjupunjupu ndangalo.That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

48Peni yula ywanga kumanya na kakatende ghala ghannogha kututwa, katatutwa kachoko. Ywohele ywakakamuhitwe hilibhi hitangala, kataghambwa hilibhi ndangalo na ywohele ywakakamuhitwe kutenda lihengo likulu kataghambwa nalumu.”But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.

49“Hika kukwata mwoto mu nnima, ningupala handa ghungabheghite ghuyaka kala!I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

50Peni megha na ubatiso ghungungwiliha nbatiswe, na nenga megha na himbamanda yingwilihite kukamuhwa na ndayendelela kubhegha na luhuyu mu mwoyo ghwangu mbaka ubatiso ghwangu ghutwihilike!But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

51Munguhwacha kukita hika kughuyegha uhihimilo mu nnima? Ng'obhe, hika kuyegha ulekano.Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.

52Kutandila hinu, mu lubhagha lumo lwa bhandu nhano lwaaghabhanika, andatu kwa abhili na abhili kwa andatu.From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

53Tate kaasighana na mwana ghwake nnume na mwana nnume kwa tate ghwake, ma kwa nhinja ghwake na nhinja kwa ma ghwake, nkohano nndala kwa nndala ghwa mwana ghwake na nkohano kwa ma ghwa nndala ghwake.”They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

54Ubhwabhu abhu Yesu kakilughombela lula lumati lwa bhandu, “Pamulibhona lihundi palihuma ku lutipikila luchubha, kamu mungulongela, hula yaakoma na kya hoto yaakoma.Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.

55Na pammona likusi kuhuma ku mbande ya kusini lingupula, mungulongela, kwaabhegha na lupyupo na kya hoto kwaabhegha lupyupo.And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

56Mwenga maafyangu! Mungumanya nndaluko ghwa ngungwa kwa kughulolekeha nnima na kunani kubhwelo pakubheghite. Mungulepelwa bhuli kughumanya fwambulo ya mihalo yiitendikite hinu?”You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?

57“Kiyaha niki mungulepelwa kughatosa na kughatughila ghakaghapala Chapanga?And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

58Paghubhegha munjila na nmyanja ghwako kughenda kwa nndumula nongwa, mbaha ghulingane malobhe naywo munjila amwo ngati kakakulekekehe. Handa chepa katakughegha kwa nndumula nongwa, naywo nndumula nongwa katakutosa na katakukamuha kwa machonda naywo machonda katakutagha kukibhopo.Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.

59Ninguaghombela hoto, ghwabhuka ng'obhe amwo mbaka ghuyomole mbiya yako hyoha.”I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”

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